Une Boite en Bois

I took French for 4 years in highschool.

4 years!

Want to know what I remember?

I can ask you what time it is.

And tell you my name.

Yup, pretty much that's it.

Sad....

But thanks to Google Translator I can tell you what this cool wooden box says

 

 

It's an address for  the House (Maison) of C. Riffard

32 Peletier Street

Paris

That last word (Succursales) means branches....? That's got me stumped

No matter what it means, you have to admit a little bit of french script makes anything look awesome!

Here is how this box started out:

There's no denying, it's a nice old solid wood box.

It has great wear and color to it.

But after a little painting, now it's tres chic!

I knew I wanted to something amazing with the box, but couldn't quite decide, until I saw THIS TRUNK at Ava Blake Creations.

I used the same grapic from THE GRAPHICS FAIRY but with it being on wood instead of the metal trunk, it gives it a totally different look.

How did I do it?

Easy.

There are many ways to transfer an image to almost any surface. Check out this link from the GRAPHICS FAIRY to see several simple ways.

I used an overhead projector to project the image onto the box, then used a paint pen to fill it in.

After the paint dried I sanded it to make it look old and worn, then used some dark wax to age it even more.

I'm kind of torn on whether to sell it or not, but I think I'll put it in the store.

If it doesn't sell quickly, it may become a permanent fixture dans ma maison!


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